LEGISLATIVE
PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED

From House
Conference Report 107-333

Consolidation of defense
contracts

The Senate bill contained a
provision (sec. 822) that would prohibit the consolidation of
contract requirements in excess of $5.0 million absent a written
determination that the benefits of the acquisition strategy,
including the consolidated contract requirements, substantially
exceed the benefits of alternative contracting approaches that
would involve a lesser degree of consolidation.

The House amendment contained a
provision (sec. 807) that would require the Secretary of Defense
to track consolidations of contract requirements.

The conference report does not
include either provision.

The conferees note that Section
15(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. Section 644(p))
requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to maintain
certain data and provide certain reports regarding bundled
contracts. This provision also states that the head of a
contracting agency shall assist the SBA by providing
`procurement information collected through existing agency data
collection sources.'

There is no requirement in
Section 15(p) for the Secretary of Defense to modify existing
data collection systems. The conferees direct the Secretary of
Defense, when complying with this provision, to ensure that the
Department of Defense does not modify existing data collection
systems, create new data collection systems, or collect
information not available in existing data collection systems to
collect data on the consolidation or bundling of contract
requirements.

HUBzone small business
concerns

The Senate bill contained a
provision (sec. 824) that would modify requirements relating to
HUBZone small business concerns.

The House amendment contained no
similar provision.

The Senate recedes.

Small business procurement
competition

The Senate bill contained a
provision (sec. 1068) that would address teaming arrangements
among small businesses.